Condolences to the people of Manchester

KURDISTAN NATIONAL CONGRESS (KNK)
The Kurdish people send their deepest sympathies and solidarity to the British people, all the victims and families of the Manchester attack.

The Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) shares in the grief of the people of Manchester at the brutal slaughter of the 22 innocent young lives and the maiming of many more on Monday night.

On behalf of the Kurdish people, we send our sincerest condolences to all the victims and to their families and friends.

The Kurdish people stand in solidarity with the people of this great city and with people across the UK who are shocked and grief stuck by the terrible and needless slaughter of so many innocent young lives by a suicide bomber who deliberately targeted young concertgoers as they left Manchester Arena.

That this was a direct attack on vulnerable teenagers and children makes the incident especially heinous and ugly. It is a truly despicable act that marks a new low in ISIS-inspired terrorism on the streets of Britain.

Kurds and all the people in and around the Middle East are forced to confront and endure similar horrendous assaults inspired by the same anti-human jihadi ideology of the ISIS death cult.

All right thinking people from all faiths, creeds and ethnicity are united in their grief and outrage at the carnage and killing during what was supposed to be a joyful entertainment for families and youngsters.

This is a cruel attack on innocence. Surely there is no crime is more reprehensible or callous than the murder of children. It is an attack on young people everywhere and on freedom everywhere.

As Kurdish people we know only too well from bitter experience how ISIS terrorism wrecks lives and wreaks havoc on our communities. ISIS can and must be defeated.

The KNK utterly deplores ISIS and stands opposed to everything that it represents. We strongly condemn this latest action claimed by ISIS which is aimed at striking fear in our peoples and setting community against community. ISIS will not and must not succeed.

We must continue to fight together against ISIS where ever they operate, whether this is in Iraq, Syria, in the broader Middle East or in Europe. We need to redouble our efforts to find a common purpose to resist and defeat ISIS once and for all. In unity we will win.?

EMERGENCY APPEAL FOR AFRIN

Life in Afrin

Weekly News Briefing

Jeremy Corbyn issues statement of support for the National Demo

Message from Jeremy Corbyn to Kurdish national demonstration in London:
“I’m sorry not to be able to be with you today, but I send a message of solidarity with today’s demonstration, and with the Kurdish people, under sustained attack across the Middle East.
The conflict in Syria has been the trigger for an onslaught against the Kurdish people, who are defending their autonomy and their rights.
We are watching closely the alarming events that have been unfolding in Turkey in recent weeks, including the killing of civilians and destruction of Kurdish homes.
Any negotiated settlement of the Syrian conflict must include peace and justice for the Kurds, including in Turkey. And the Turkish government needs as a matter of urgency to restart the peace process with the Kurds and respect the rights of all its people.
We call for an end to repression of the Kurds and justice for the Kurdish people throughout the Middle East.”

Destruction and Repression in North Kurdistan

Freedom for Ocalan!

On the 19th anniversary of his kidnap and imprisonment by Turkey, we renew our call for Abdullah Ocalan to be freed as part of a peaceful solution to the Kurdish question.